Desk Report,
More than 50 criminal gangs operating under different names in 4 police stations in Dhaka
A symbolic picture of criminal gangs active in various types of crimes including drugs, kidnapping, robbery, extortion
More than 50 criminal gangs operating under different names in 4 police stations in Dhaka
Various criminal gangs have formed in the four police stations in the western part of the capital—Adabor, Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi and Hazaribagh. Criminal gangs are active in various types of crimes including drugs, kidnapping, robbery, extortion in this densely populated area. They are engaging in various misdeeds by practicing with weapons in public. They have also been involved in murders to control various crimes including domination.
Recently, after two separate murders in Hazaribagh, criminal gangs in this area have come into the spotlight again. On-site investigations have found information that at least fifty such criminal gangs are active in Adabor, Mohammadpur and Hazaribagh. At least 11 people have been killed by these criminal gangs in the 10 months since August 5.
According to information provided by the police and RAB, at least 1,500 people involved in drugs, theft, robbery, robbery, extortion and murder have been arrested from these four police station areas since August 5.
Of these, 1,056 people have been arrested by RAB. Most of them are between the ages of 15 and 22. A police officer told Prothom Alo that although members of the criminal gang have been brought under the law at various times, they are released on bail as soon as possible and are involved in new crimes. Some of these criminal gangs are being patronized by top terrorists, while others are being patronized by local leaders of political parties. As a result, they are also involved in murders to establish dominance.
On September 20 last year, a clash broke out between two criminal gangs, the ‘Alex Emon’ and the ‘Dailla’ groups, over establishing dominance in the Sadek Khan Kacha Bazar area of Rayer Bazar in Mohammadpur. During the clash, two young men named Nasir Biswas and Munna, members of the Dailla group, were killed. Members of both criminal groups are involved in various crimes including theft, robbery, drugs, and extortion. The Alex Emon group is patronized by top terrorist Imamul Hasan Helal alias Picchi Helal. Picchi Helal has also been accused in the double murder case.
